Finally got my hands on a Galton board and I can't get over just how cool it is. And it's *such* a good teaching tool too. You could use it to teach anything from generative modelling, to distributional assumptions, to entropy. Magical!

If the UK had used MMP -- like Germany, New Zealand, or Scotland -- every party in Great Britain would have won more seats except for the Labour Party. jack-bailey.co.uk/writing/just...

In 2024, 744 parties competed in the Indian general election, 10 times as many as in the UK. Yet we describe both as 2-party systems. Why? My new post explains how to count like a political scientist: using the *effective* number of parties. jack-bailey.co.uk/blog/what-is...

🇬🇧 UK Poll of Polls: 31 May 2026 27% ➡️ Reform 20% 🌹 Labour 19% 🌳 Conservative 13% 🍃 Green 12% 🐥 Lib Dem 5% 👽 Other 3% ✖️ SNP

🇬🇧 UK Poll of Polls: 24 May 2026 27% ➡️ Reform 19% 🌹 Labour 18% 🌳 Conservative 13% 🍃 Green 12% 🐥 Lib Dem 6% 👽 Other 3% ✖️ SNP

🇬🇧 UK Poll of Polls: 23 May 2026 28% ➡️ Reform 19% 🌹 Labour 18% 🌳 Conservative 13% 🍃 Green 12% 🐥 Lib Dem 6% 👽 Other 3% ✖️ SNP

I've decided to keep an 'open notebook' where I publish the research notes that I make on my website. I won't post them all here, but I think the first one is interesting. Simply put: party-system fragmentation isn't one thing, it's *two*. jack-bailey.co.uk/notes/fragme...

A cool thing about the effective number of parties is that you can compute it using a simple physics simulation. As particles collide, the ratio of *all collisions* to *collisions of the same colour* converges on the effective number of parties.

🇬🇧 UK Poll of Polls: 20 May 2026 28% ➡️ Reform 19% 🌹 Labour 18% 🌳 Conservative 14% 🍃 Green 12% 🐥 Lib Dem 6% 👽 Other 3% ✖️ SNP

They can't put it out! All of Russia is in shock. 😮

Instagram post from @esmithimages.bsky.social 🧵 “I was invited to a small gathering of creators at the Wende Museum to photograph Xavier Becerra as his quest to become the next Governor of California has become much more of a possibility in recent weeks.” Xavier Becerra, Culver City, California.

A high capacity transmission line in Vernon county could pave the way for a controversial data center or other project. With no township zoning, one property sale could bring major change. Monday at 6, News 8 investigates. #vernoncounty #news8now #datacenter #powerline

Every few years they dust off the “communism lurking near our shores” script like your abuelo isn’t just trying to send money home and your Cuban coworker isn’t literally worried about making rent. Cold War fanfiction while the empire’s WiFi buffers.

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This female cardinal is curious. The male is more cautious and stays off the bird feeder.

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What does it actually take to move drones and autonomous systems from experimentation to employment across an entire hemisphere? Listen here: pod.link/682478916/ep...

Just watch the 1999 live-action Animal Farm and I think I'm forever changed.

🇬🇷 Το δικό του μήνυμα προς τους Έλληνες του εξωτερικού έστειλε ο Akylas λίγες ώρες πριν τον μεγάλο τελικό της Eurovision, ζητώντας για τελευταία φορά απόψε την καθοριστική βοήθειά τους. 🎥 akylas #iefimerida #akylas #eurovision2026

Oh my god! Yep it's decided I NEED!! that T'Rex Suit! It Roars like REXY! The eyes blink too!! I am not even joking I would get on the bus with it on 😂 or go the shop to get milk 😂

Yuan Meng (Zoo Beauval) was feeling a little shy and ate his meal behind a bush on 5/13/26🧸

bro wanted to win and show off so bad but team kim seokjin always wins 😭 #runbts

Blim is now a party member! Play the game! dots3.itch.io/awesumrpg #RPGMaker #GameDev #IndieDev

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If you do receive the funds? Donate to Tala and her brother. She is a prophet so she’d share it with her community as well. She is a part of our house now. 🏡 Her brother, I worry has been sick. He takes on a lot of responsibility, it’s not right that Israel did this. I will vouch for Gaza

That music wasn't made for the show - it was actual, honest to god production music that you heard EVERYWHERE on TV, like this news open. According to the News Music Search Archive (yes that is a thing), it's a FirstCom track named "The Leader". Original by Dave Walls - youtu.be/AoKFy6TJbTo?...

⭐ WISHLIST & PLAY WEDNESDAY ⭐ More games. More chaos. More to play. Five featured titles and counting. Demos are live. Classics are ready. Now’s the time to jump in. 👉 Play or Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/publisher/ar... #WishlistWednesday #Steam #IndieGames #Gaming #FlashGames

Sometimes, when Sausage begs for treats and I’d otherwise say no, I’m struck with the intrusive thought that I could reincarnate as a cat, and that *I* would want more treats—so I end up pushing *myself* over and giving them to her 🤣😭🤌🏼🤌🏼 #VideoDescription: I feed a black and white tuxedo cat treats.

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I was honored to attend the ceremony at Fort Snelling yesterday. All those buried there are heroes — ordinary people who did extraordinary things. Americans who fought for a future where liberty prevails.

It appears the Israelis lied, and this was nothing more than a PR stunt intended to fool MAGA supporters. In reality, it was the Italian UNIFIL who replaced the statue of Jesus—which the Israelis viciously chopped down—with an axe. It’s hard to lie and deceive in the age of social media.🤦🏿‍♂️

A heavy-hitting rematch between Will Ospreay and PAC showed just how far each man was willing to go to inflict pain on the other! Watch the #AEWDynamite replay RIGHT NOW on HBO Max!

Eén van die gevolgen die de 🇷🇺 leiding in 2022 over het hoofd zag: hoe je een neutraal land als 🇸🇪 binnen no time volledig tegen je in het harnas jaagt, letterlijk. Check dit gezamenlijke filmpje van president Zelensky en premier Kristersson, over verdere levering van Gripen fighter jets.

🔴 Ukrainian gymnast protests at European championships. During the European junior championships, a Ukrainian athlete covered her ears and eyes in protest as the Belarusian national anthem played, following the decision to permit Russian and Belarusian gymnasts to compete under their national flags

Don’t mind me, I’m just regulating my emotions and nervous system. I think this is the perfect solution and we should do it publicly wherever we go 😂

$1 million delivered for Taos, New Mexico. Moments like these are why I love being your Congresswoman!

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PLAYER SPOTLIGHT ✨ Presented by @telus Who is Jacob Shaffelburg, the LAFC winger known as the "Maritime Messi" looking to rep the Canadian east coast this summer? ⚓️ Here's Kristian Jack with 2 minutes or less on this CanMNT 🇨🇦 star

🚨 Nearly all musical acts drop out of DC Freedom 250 festival after lineup announcement 👍 @harryjsisson.bsky.social

What happened??? www.instagram.com/reel/DY7WiWz...

Geoffrey Hinton, who is widely known as the godfather of AI, used his 2024 Nobel Prize acceptance speech not to celebrate his creation, but to warn humanity of its risks.

anytime yall talk about Usher or TI… this lives rent free in my head…

#Birds #Sharing #Annas

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Time for a #ŚląskaSwifts 2026 update! Big influx this weekend & Swifts have started partner & box swap shenanigans. So far, have seen pairs in boxes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 9, with singletons in 2, 7 & 10, but I think there’s probably only about 6 in total! Here are 2 from boxes 6 & 1 entering 😺

⛔ Protests will continue in #Bolivia as indigenous groups block roads demanding President #RodrigoPaz's resignation. The blockades have led to food and fuel shortages, deepening the political crisis‼️

Catch up with the #NHS and #HealthTech news you need to succeed in #DigitalHealth with our weekly newsletter digest. This week: NHS England issues three year plans with plenty of tech, but the Care Quality Commission raises concerns about community care and digital exclusion. tcm8knq-mrg.UEF8fed

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💥🏀Lakers lose by 30 to Cavs - JJ Redick’s🌭post game press conference…. #Lakers #clevelandcavaliers #jjredick #LebronJames #lukadoncic #comedyvideo

I ain't tryna play boy (Stan KATSEYE)

WenceelPérez with the clutch walk and #JavierBáez follows with a double #Tigers

📢 Nuevo estudio: el crecimiento urbano en Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas aumenta basura y favorece mapaches, ligado a más depredación de nidos de tortuga. 📢 New study links urban growth, garbage, raccoons, and higher sea turtle nest predation. doi.org/10.1002/jwmg...

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It's Election Day, California! The establishment expects us to stay home. Let's prove them wrong. Ballots must be cast in person or returned by 8 p.m. Go vote today! #CaliforniaVotes #VoteProgressiveCA #CAElectionDay

Peabo Bryson & Celine Dion - Beauty & the Beast

7/ The drive to SPIEF conference has been made more interesting by Ukraine's intervention. So we know the port has been hit but also the refinery, the largest complex in NW Russia. The Governor reported 30 drones were shot down - does he mean intercepted by the refinery/port?

Many people think energy storage is only for emergencies. Storage is about more than backup. It's about options. @PowurPBC @callejasm.bsky.app #EtaCarEnergy #BatteryStorage #EnergyStorage #Powur

Sir Roger Moore’s “Well” Wednesday: “Well, if you’ll forgive me I find that a little too scented for my palette.” Also love Kristatos immediately ordering a taxi after such a sick burn. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY (1981)